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LOT 1386
Post Achaemenid Silver Belt Mount Group with Winged Bulls
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
2 3/4 - 3 3/8 in. (95 grams total, 68-86 mm).
Each rectangular with rolled edges forming a frame, repoussé central panel with winged bulls and other motifs, applied hollow domed studs. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a deceased family collection formed in the 1980s; thence by descent.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1386
Post Achaemenid Silver Belt Mount Group with Winged Bulls
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Western Asiatic Bronze Fob Seal
17th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With ellipsoid body bearing incised Nastaliq(?) inscription, openwork stem and suspension loop to the top. 3.34 grams, 24 mm
Ex H. Barker collection, UK. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
The Nastaʿlīq is one of the most important and widespread calligraphic styles used to write Farsi and was developed in Iran in the 8th and 9th centuries. -
Old Babylonian Alabaster Cylinder Seal
Early 2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With frieze of robed figures in procession; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.16 grams, 14 mm
Ex Cotswold collection, UK, 1980-1990. Examined by Professor Wilfrid George Lambert FBA (1926-2011), historian, archaeologist, and specialist in Assyriology and Near Eastern archaeology, in the late 1980s and 1990s. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Luristan Bronze Bowl
13th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Of shallow profile with rounded base and inverted rim. 255 grams, 15.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
